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after headache over obama care. all eyes will be on the body language between president obama and bill clinton. he'll award mr. clinton the presidential medal of freedom before the two leaders make their way to arlington national cemetery to mark the 50th anniversary of the kennedy assassination. >> so i personally believe -- >> reporter: all of that face time just one week after clinton called on the president to keep his health care promise. >> if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. if you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan. >> even if it takes changing the law, the president should honor the commitment the federal government made to those people. >> reporter: the president remains in obama care damage mode at a "wall street journal" event packed with top ceos his signature achievement could use a makeover. >> we're going to have obviously remarket and rebrand, and that will be challenging in this political environment. >> reporter: but as cnn reported, his latest pr challen
after headache over obama care. all eyes will be on the body language between president obama and bill clinton. he'll award mr. clinton the presidential medal of freedom before the two leaders make their way to arlington national cemetery to mark the 50th anniversary of the kennedy assassination. >> so i personally believe -- >> reporter: all of that face time just one week after clinton called on the president to keep his health care promise. >> if you like your doctor, you...
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sorts of questions, about healthcare.gov and the obama care rollout. the rest of us, we can only dream about what we'd ask the president of the united states. so if you could ask the president one question about the affordable care act, what would it be? tweet your answers @allinwithchris or face at facebook.com "all in with chris." we'll be right back. this is febreze free, it has no perfume. now it smells clean and it doesn't have an odor. you're welcome. [ male announcer ] new febreze free. odor elimination without masking. more than a new interior lighting system. ♪ it is more than a hot stone massage. and more than your favorite scent infused into the cabin. it is a completely new era of innovation. and the highest expression of mercedes-benz. introducing the 2014 s-class. the best or nothing. >>> the fda, if they have their way, and it's likely they will, artificial trans fats will be banned from the food supply in the united states, and that includes your favorite canned and frozen and baked and processed foods. >> big news in the food adminis
sorts of questions, about healthcare.gov and the obama care rollout. the rest of us, we can only dream about what we'd ask the president of the united states. so if you could ask the president one question about the affordable care act, what would it be? tweet your answers @allinwithchris or face at facebook.com "all in with chris." we'll be right back. this is febreze free, it has no perfume. now it smells clean and it doesn't have an odor. you're welcome. [ male announcer ] new...
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president obama is trying to patch up -- the president announced a fix that will allow these plans to finish for one more year. well a pair of secret service agents have been removed from their posts as the agency investigated yet another alleged sexual misconduct case. the alleged incident involved an email transaction with a female sub board nance. involved in a prostitution scandal one year ago. and another five years in prison, it was also ordered to pay $19.5 million in restitution to the families. convicted for racketeering and 11 murders the 84-year-old fugitive was on the run for more than a decade until he was captured in california two years ago. well, the number here is just staggering. story finally safe tonight according to toronto police. three years ago, police discovered that one man, brian weigh was sharing pictures of children being sexually abused and operating a website distributing this disgusting child pornography. it is alleged that located hundreds and thousands of some of the worst that they have ever viewed. >> those images led police to a global web of child
president obama is trying to patch up -- the president announced a fix that will allow these plans to finish for one more year. well a pair of secret service agents have been removed from their posts as the agency investigated yet another alleged sexual misconduct case. the alleged incident involved an email transaction with a female sub board nance. involved in a prostitution scandal one year ago. and another five years in prison, it was also ordered to pay $19.5 million in restitution to the...
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is this all about obama care? >> reporter: it's mostly about obama care, and the democratic bounce after the shutdown evaporating. the air is out of that balloon. a month ago there were a lot of democrating in this town dreaming of speaker pelosi. forget about that for now. if you look closely at this poll it tells you we're back into a normal political environment. by that i mean democrats are winning in the cities, republicans are winning in rural areas. democrats are winning with downscale income voters, republicans tend to win among more affluent voters. a normal political environment. the problem for the democrats is history tells you a normal political environment means a huge republican mid-term election. in a second-term president the six-year itch election, history says on average the president's party loses 19 seats in the house. if the democrats lose in the ballpark of 19 seats in the house next year, then republicans have a really good shot of not only obviously keeping the house majority but getting t
is this all about obama care? >> reporter: it's mostly about obama care, and the democratic bounce after the shutdown evaporating. the air is out of that balloon. a month ago there were a lot of democrating in this town dreaming of speaker pelosi. forget about that for now. if you look closely at this poll it tells you we're back into a normal political environment. by that i mean democrats are winning in the cities, republicans are winning in rural areas. democrats are winning with...
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care. >> president obama's approval rating falling on the obama care disaster. >> i felt not only the president, but i felt the people around the president for allowing him to mislead the american people for so long oh. >> his administration is not anyone else's. this is the obama administration. >> my goodness gracious. what the conservative crowd seems to forget is, republican house speaker john boehner's nonaction started the government shutdown in the first place. the white house released hard numbers about the price we paid for the shutdown. ahead of today's job reports. the shutdown led to more than 6 million days of lost work, and cost taxpayers $2 billion in back pay for government workers. those numbers seem small in the context of the $16 trillion economy. but my friends, they do add up to less effective government service, and at a higher cost. the report didn't even calculate the amount it takes for actually shutting the government down, and reopening it. but it described it as significant. even after all of this, a second shutdown is looming. another shutdown will happen
care. >> president obama's approval rating falling on the obama care disaster. >> i felt not only the president, but i felt the people around the president for allowing him to mislead the american people for so long oh. >> his administration is not anyone else's. this is the obama administration. >> my goodness gracious. what the conservative crowd seems to forget is, republican house speaker john boehner's nonaction started the government shutdown in the first place....
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what has been the obama administration response? >> they are confidence in that hobby lobby is one of dozens of companies who have brought a lawsuit. the administration welcomes the high court's decision to review this case. they say they asked the supreme court to do so way back in the spring. and president obama has been over the last couple of days on a fund-raising swing on the west coast, but the white house was quick to punt out a statement in response to the decision. it reads in part . . . and of course the white house, the statement went on to point out that through the rule-making process, as the affordable care act has got underway they have exempted religious organizations that they are not forced to provide contraceptive care or coverage within their policies. it's important to note, however, that the affordable care act for everyone else including private companies like hobby lobby requires that that be provided at no out of pocket cost. >> so what happens if the supreme court rules against the obama administration on
what has been the obama administration response? >> they are confidence in that hobby lobby is one of dozens of companies who have brought a lawsuit. the administration welcomes the high court's decision to review this case. they say they asked the supreme court to do so way back in the spring. and president obama has been over the last couple of days on a fund-raising swing on the west coast, but the white house was quick to punt out a statement in response to the decision. it reads in...
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i will say this, however, president obama has got to do something with his website and obama care because that is absolutely hurting him so badly. what's going on with the website that cost $635 million. they spent $635 on a website. >> all right. so you can watch more of that interview, the raw interview on the website thomas roberts.msnbc.com. speaking of the trip to russia, i kept a travel diary. behind the scenes videos, pictures, posts starting from the plane ride over to the competition itself to when we landed back home. thomas roberts.msnbc.com. that's going to wrap things up for me. i'm so glad to be back with you. i'll see you tomorrow 11:00 a.m. eastern. a big thanks to nation's brave veterans conclusion my dad master sergeant robby roberts. take a look at that young man there. he was an army airborne ranger like shannon krieger we just talked to. the army covered my birth. it was only $25 thanks to army insurance to have me. pretty good. "now" with alex wagner is next. not financially. so we switched to the bargain detergent but i found myself using three times more than they
i will say this, however, president obama has got to do something with his website and obama care because that is absolutely hurting him so badly. what's going on with the website that cost $635 million. they spent $635 on a website. >> all right. so you can watch more of that interview, the raw interview on the website thomas roberts.msnbc.com. speaking of the trip to russia, i kept a travel diary. behind the scenes videos, pictures, posts starting from the plane ride over to the...
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you can argue for ragen and argue for obama. but kennedy had a self-deprecating wit that set him apart. >> or lincoln as well. good to talk to you on this occasion. i couldn't have picked a better guest. thank you. >>> i want to turn our attention to another story that we're following right now. a college campus outraged, sickened, in fact, after three students are charged with hate crimes allegedly after putting a bicycle lock around their black roommate's neck. the day we rescued riley was a truly amazing day. he was a matted mess in a small cage. so that was our first task, was getting him to wellness. without angie's list, i don't know if we could have found all the services we needed for our riley. from contractors and doctors to dog sitters and landscapers, you can find it all on angie's list. we found riley at the shelter, and found everything he needed at angie's list. join today at angieslist.com progressive direct and other car insurance companies? yes. but you're progressive, and they're them. yes. but they're here. y
you can argue for ragen and argue for obama. but kennedy had a self-deprecating wit that set him apart. >> or lincoln as well. good to talk to you on this occasion. i couldn't have picked a better guest. thank you. >>> i want to turn our attention to another story that we're following right now. a college campus outraged, sickened, in fact, after three students are charged with hate crimes allegedly after putting a bicycle lock around their black roommate's neck. the day we...
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speaker, president obama misled the american people about obamacare and now he's admitted it. and here's a letter to me from a small business owner in my district. my husband and i have a small medical education business and ever since obamacare passed, our business has been cut in half, doctors are not spending money on education, so for the last four years, our business has really suffered. then we were told we could keep our insurance. we had good insurance. not junk. we currently pay $514 a month for the $2,000 deductible. we were canceled as of 12/31/13. to get anything near where we had, we'll have to pay $1,900 a month which we cannot afford. so much for affordable health care. this is the first time in 30 years that we might not be able to have health insurance. we always run our life, not depending on the government for handouts and now we are losing our insurance. i ask you, what are we to do? americans are suffering. yes, something was wrong, and i believe that something needed to be done. but not this. mr. speaker, it's time to keep the promise to the americ >> min
speaker, president obama misled the american people about obamacare and now he's admitted it. and here's a letter to me from a small business owner in my district. my husband and i have a small medical education business and ever since obamacare passed, our business has been cut in half, doctors are not spending money on education, so for the last four years, our business has really suffered. then we were told we could keep our insurance. we had good insurance. not junk. we currently pay $514 a...
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the fight over obama care and religious freedom. it's headed to the supreme court. >>> double agents. tonight a secret government plan exposed. how the u.s. turned guantanamo bay prisoners into spies and turned them loose. >>> and a few good men and how they are changing a thanksgiving tradition forever. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc "nightly news" with brian williams.
the fight over obama care and religious freedom. it's headed to the supreme court. >>> double agents. tonight a secret government plan exposed. how the u.s. turned guantanamo bay prisoners into spies and turned them loose. >>> and a few good men and how they are changing a thanksgiving tradition forever. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc "nightly news" with brian williams.
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. >>> move on now to obama care. the administration reportedly would consider the federal marketplace a success if 80% of users are able to buy health care online. that is the target the government and industry officials provided to "the washington post." if you're good at math you know this means 1 in 5 people who try to sign up on that site will fail. still the goal does put pressure on government workers to fix healthcare.gov and the website there and technical issues with the call center. >>> edward snowden is making a spike if the people want to know if the government is spying you on. the nsa report and increase in open records within the last year and close to ten times what is normal there. anyone asking is getting a standard prewritten letter saying the nsa can neither confirm nor deny any information about them has been gathered. the nsa also says it has declassified some information and is working on releasing even more. >>> our fighting men and women could be facing painful cuts. top u.s. military command
. >>> move on now to obama care. the administration reportedly would consider the federal marketplace a success if 80% of users are able to buy health care online. that is the target the government and industry officials provided to "the washington post." if you're good at math you know this means 1 in 5 people who try to sign up on that site will fail. still the goal does put pressure on government workers to fix healthcare.gov and the website there and technical issues with...
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take the nomination of jeh johnson, president obama has nominated him, he's going to have his confirmation in the senate tomorrow. jeh johnson was a federal prosecutor, for the past four years, he was the general council of the pentagon, of the whole defense department. well today, republican congressman from texas went on a tv show called fox and friends and deannounces jeh johnson's nomination out of that confirmation hearing, he called him a name. he called him a political hack. >> he is some great people out there that are apolitical, for example like our next guest, ray kelly, he didn't go there and vote for jeh jocks a lawyer. >> i'm sorry, you called him what? >> a lawyer. >> this guy is the president's lawyer, and i don't want to put a political hack in that position. >> actually he's the defense department general council. he didn't call him a political hack. that's michael mccall, if you are the general council to the pentagon, that's the same thing as you being the president's lawyer, you're a political hack, who's obviously unqualified for a national security job. and maybe it
take the nomination of jeh johnson, president obama has nominated him, he's going to have his confirmation in the senate tomorrow. jeh johnson was a federal prosecutor, for the past four years, he was the general council of the pentagon, of the whole defense department. well today, republican congressman from texas went on a tv show called fox and friends and deannounces jeh johnson's nomination out of that confirmation hearing, he called him a name. he called him a political hack. >> he...
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obama crushed mitt romney there by three to one margin. which means illinois is a very different state politically when you get out of cook county. you can see it on this map. look at all the red counties in last year's election. evingham county, romney won it by 50 points. wayne county, closer to nashville than chicago, romney won that by almost 60 points, edwards county, romney got 75% of the vote there. granted, these are small counties, ants compared to cook county, but there are a lot of them. lots of deeply red pockets that are culturally, demographically in state with red state america. pockets we don't think about and ignore when we label illinois a blue state and pencil it in for the democratic candidate every four years and never give it much thought beyond that. this is the other story of the great sorting out of america. over the last few generations, the two two political parties sorted themselves out ideologically and voters have slowly but surely figured it out. split ticket voting is increasingly a thing of the past. more a
obama crushed mitt romney there by three to one margin. which means illinois is a very different state politically when you get out of cook county. you can see it on this map. look at all the red counties in last year's election. evingham county, romney won it by 50 points. wayne county, closer to nashville than chicago, romney won that by almost 60 points, edwards county, romney got 75% of the vote there. granted, these are small counties, ants compared to cook county, but there are a lot of...
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well, what a difference a flubbed obama care rollout makes. cnn's latest poll numbers show a dramatic turnaround since just last month. take a look at this. gone is the democrats' lead among registered voters' choice for congress in 2014 and now it's the republicans who are showing a slight lead going into the critical midterms. so let's bring in our panel to talk about this. cnn political commentator, maria cardona, ross douthat and sheera senner. i want to start with you. this is really your bread and butter. a month ago we were talking about do the democrats really have a chance to take over the house and now today, sorry about the peter brady thing, now today we're sitting here thinking do republicans have a chance of taking over the senate. how big of a shift are we dealing with here? >> yeah, there has certainly been a large shift but let's remember, there is still almost a year to go until the election and if poll numbers can flip this quickly in a month, they can flip even more quickly many times between now and november 2014. that sai
well, what a difference a flubbed obama care rollout makes. cnn's latest poll numbers show a dramatic turnaround since just last month. take a look at this. gone is the democrats' lead among registered voters' choice for congress in 2014 and now it's the republicans who are showing a slight lead going into the critical midterms. so let's bring in our panel to talk about this. cnn political commentator, maria cardona, ross douthat and sheera senner. i want to start with you. this is really your...
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problem with the health care system that you aren't hearing about while everybody is focused on the obama care rollout. did you know we have a serious labor shortage in the health care industry, one that's only getting worse? and that means there's an enormous opportunity in the health care staffing business, which brings me to amn health care services. here is a $600 million company, happens to be the largest health care staffing and physician search business out there. amn health care is a managed service provider. type of health care cost containment play where hospitals let them manage the business aspect of things so they can focus on delivering health care. plus, amn has their own proprietary software platform that allows them to cut costs and improve efficiency far better than any hospital can. company reported a strong quarter two weeks ago. i think the speculative health care cost containment name could have an upside. why hasn't the promise been realized yet? let's talk to susan, the president and ceo of amn health care services, find out more about her company and where it's he
problem with the health care system that you aren't hearing about while everybody is focused on the obama care rollout. did you know we have a serious labor shortage in the health care industry, one that's only getting worse? and that means there's an enormous opportunity in the health care staffing business, which brings me to amn health care services. here is a $600 million company, happens to be the largest health care staffing and physician search business out there. amn health care is a...
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ken cuccinelli, essentially staked his campaign on obama care and said, you know, if you want obama care to be implemented vote for the other guy, terry mcauliffe. if you don't, vote for me. guess what, terry mcauliffe will be the state of governor in january. when we have every passing month, they're contrasting between republicans who were willing to shut the government down over denying people access to affordable health care, and democrats who want to focus on creating jobs, getting this economy turned around, investing in education and insuring that if we never again can take the piece of mind away, you're darn right, our candidates will run on the advantage that obama care will be going into the 2014 election. the choice will be very clear. >> what i hear you saying is bring it on, karl rove. >> darn right. darn right. i'm ready. we'll be ready. >> he's the least of your problems. congresswoman, debbie wasserman schul schultz. thanks for joining us. >> great to see you be you. >> too. >>> can they hold it together in the face of the political storm in she made the case well there.
ken cuccinelli, essentially staked his campaign on obama care and said, you know, if you want obama care to be implemented vote for the other guy, terry mcauliffe. if you don't, vote for me. guess what, terry mcauliffe will be the state of governor in january. when we have every passing month, they're contrasting between republicans who were willing to shut the government down over denying people access to affordable health care, and democrats who want to focus on creating jobs, getting this...
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weeks president obama decided to put an end to spying on the u.n. headquarters in new york and u.s. officials said the president also halted spying on the world bank and the international monetary fund even though it had never been revealed that such spying was going on this could be the first in a series of denials to non accusations coming from the white house as it tries to get in front of the next series of n.s.a. leaks. and moving to capitol hill where yesterday the senate intelligence committee moved legislation forward addressing the recent n.s.a. revelations the chairwoman of the committee senator dianne feinstein a fierce n.s.a. supporter touted the legislation known as the pies the improvements act saying she believes the reforms in the bill are quote prudent responsible and meaningful but critics of the bill say it falls well short of meaningful reform and they say that it actually gives the n.s.a. more legal protections to conduct its bulk collection of communication records under section two fifteen of the patriot act she edward snowden
weeks president obama decided to put an end to spying on the u.n. headquarters in new york and u.s. officials said the president also halted spying on the world bank and the international monetary fund even though it had never been revealed that such spying was going on this could be the first in a series of denials to non accusations coming from the white house as it tries to get in front of the next series of n.s.a. leaks. and moving to capitol hill where yesterday the senate intelligence...
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sfx: birds chirping sfx: birds chirping >>> so can president obama recover from the obama care rollout? let's discuss what's going on with our chief political analyst, gloria borger, our cnn political commentator, donna brazil and ed gillespie. thanks so much for coming in. ed, you're the man surrounded by two women. how does he survive this? >> he's going to survive. he has three more years in office. >> but he's got a lot of stuff on his agenda he's got to do over the next three years. this is a problem. >> it will be very difficult for him right now. the thing that's most interesting to me in these numbers is not just the drop in the approval ratings to historically low numbers but for the first time being upside down on personal characteristics and attributes, trustworthiness, likability, unfavorable majority 52%. it's one thing you can kind of come back and get people to change their opinion. it's hard to get them to change how they feel. >> you know that. >> yeah. you also worked for president bush so you know. >> you know, what's the biggest impact is not what people think but h
sfx: birds chirping sfx: birds chirping >>> so can president obama recover from the obama care rollout? let's discuss what's going on with our chief political analyst, gloria borger, our cnn political commentator, donna brazil and ed gillespie. thanks so much for coming in. ed, you're the man surrounded by two women. how does he survive this? >> he's going to survive. he has three more years in office. >> but he's got a lot of stuff on his agenda he's got to do over the...
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i wanted to ask you, finally, what have you heard from the obama administration on when thh state department report will bee finalized? >> guest, you know, we don'tis state really hear much more than anyone else much more than anyone years, to be honest. our ceo was meeting with the state department last week. what we are looking at is we expect to see a final environmental impact statement issued by the state department sometime towards the end of the year. if you just look through the process, we are probably looking at something around three months or four months, give or take, is issued.inal eis sometime in the first quarter, early in the second quarter next year, i would expect a decision on this. >> we want to thank our guest -- host: we want to thank you for joining >>> tonight on c-span2, a senate hearing on hurricane sandy relief efforts. the senate judiciary committee holds a hearing on federal prisons and mandatory minimum sentencing. and the senate foreign relations committee considers ratification of an international treaty to protect the rights of the disabled. >>> now an updat
i wanted to ask you, finally, what have you heard from the obama administration on when thh state department report will bee finalized? >> guest, you know, we don'tis state really hear much more than anyone else much more than anyone years, to be honest. our ceo was meeting with the state department last week. what we are looking at is we expect to see a final environmental impact statement issued by the state department sometime towards the end of the year. if you just look through the...
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an obama fashion show." whatever that is. or "trapped in an oil painting." i'm gonna save that one. >> nobody panic. the good news is they can't fire all of us, right? >> they can. >> no, they can't. >> yes, they can. >> oscar, you don't know what the hell you're talking about. >> michael, what do you think shutting down a branch is? >> all right, then we're screwed! i am just a net that traps all of your crappy subconscious ideas and adds a little bit of my own childhood memories and whimsy, so... >> okay, well, i lost a ton of money today, and i have a mortgage, so i'm a little pissed, too. >> thank you. jim is with me. >> absolutely not. i'm mad at you. >> well, you know what, jim? it is not my fault that you bought a house to impress pam. that is why carnations exist. >> that's not why. >> okay, we need a gold ticket idea to get us out of this mess. yes. >> does that mean an idea that blows up in our faces later? >> good one. [phone ringing] >> okay, don't get that. please. >> i've got a golden ticket idea. why don't you skip on up to the roof and jump o
an obama fashion show." whatever that is. or "trapped in an oil painting." i'm gonna save that one. >> nobody panic. the good news is they can't fire all of us, right? >> they can. >> no, they can't. >> yes, they can. >> oscar, you don't know what the hell you're talking about. >> michael, what do you think shutting down a branch is? >> all right, then we're screwed! i am just a net that traps all of your crappy subconscious ideas and...
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the obama administration was not proposing that any of the major sanctions against iran be lifted or even suspended. those are all passed about i congress and couldn't be lifted easily any way. it was proposing to take pretty minor steps. europe has more flexibility on sanctions but from what we heard those countries were proposing relief of very small kinds. now, if the argument is that iran should make significant concessions but that the west should make none at all, that's not negotiations. that's a requirement that the other side surrender which makes one wonder, do the critics of this negotiating process want a better deal or do they really want no deal at all so that it opens up another path to deal with the problem, which is war. in that case, the danger for those critics was not that geneva negotiations were failing but that they were succeeding. let's get started. >>> you just heard my take. let's bring in some experts. ken pollack is a former cia analyst and a staffer at the national security council and author of a new book "unthinkable." joe is the author of a forthcomin
the obama administration was not proposing that any of the major sanctions against iran be lifted or even suspended. those are all passed about i congress and couldn't be lifted easily any way. it was proposing to take pretty minor steps. europe has more flexibility on sanctions but from what we heard those countries were proposing relief of very small kinds. now, if the argument is that iran should make significant concessions but that the west should make none at all, that's not negotiations....
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. >> president obama hitting a new low. his popularity is plummeting, as he faces tough criticism from tough leaders of his own party as well. could the white house do anything to turn this mess around? >>> everything's gone. our houses. everything. there's nothing to eat. there's nothing to drink. >> the devastation is growing in the philippines this morning. the relief moving in so slowly to the typhoon survivors who so badly need it. we're live with the latest developments on the ground there. >>> and a major health alert impacting millions of americans, why if you're not already on cholesterol medication you may soon be. >> it's kind of medical news for everybody. >> yes, it is. >>> good morning, welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> and i'm zoraida sambolin. it's wednesday, november 13th, it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. >> we are going to begin with the fallout. the new latest fallout over the affordable care act and president obama's declining popularity. almost immediately, it failed to do what it was designed to
. >> president obama hitting a new low. his popularity is plummeting, as he faces tough criticism from tough leaders of his own party as well. could the white house do anything to turn this mess around? >>> everything's gone. our houses. everything. there's nothing to eat. there's nothing to drink. >> the devastation is growing in the philippines this morning. the relief moving in so slowly to the typhoon survivors who so badly need it. we're live with the latest...
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he was looking for a way to try to take barack obama down. there's no doubt the democratic billionaire res going to want to play in the next race and it's going be super rough. >> what's not true about his relationship with reverend rice? what's ugly about -- it was factual for 20 years. i don't understand that. >> well, i think many people would say it would have been a relatively ineffective. >> but it's not like it's hearsay or not factual. >> you think if you want to look at the proposal that they wanted to run and the ad, it's the tone of the ads, not the fact that he had a relationship with reverend rice. >> andrew referred to it as ugly in the idea that you would bring up reverend rice. maybe andrew should have brought it up more. >> andrew saps has a sense of frailty. >> he does. we have to deal with that. >> the book, "double down," congratulations on it. we'll talk to you soon. >> thank you. >>> coming up, what do twitter and .obama care have in common? they both mean big business and money for our next guest. afghanistan in 2009. o
he was looking for a way to try to take barack obama down. there's no doubt the democratic billionaire res going to want to play in the next race and it's going be super rough. >> what's not true about his relationship with reverend rice? what's ugly about -- it was factual for 20 years. i don't understand that. >> well, i think many people would say it would have been a relatively ineffective. >> but it's not like it's hearsay or not factual. >> you think if you want to...
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and thank you, michelle obama, for bringing about that awareness. >> were you judging me for eating the doughnut in the green room back there? >> mr. johnson, does it seem odd to you that he's attacking government in front of soldiers, or future soldiers, the citadel, when we know that many of those good men and women will end up needing government when they come back? one of the problems we have at the moment with the food stamp slashing through the farm bill, and everything else that's happened. veterans have suffered. and yet he stands up there, and says, oh, forget government. >> well, see, i've got a different take on that. i think -- the take-away that i have from what he's saying is, and i agree with him completely, is that but for our military interventions, we would not have hundreds of millions of enemies to this country that we currently have, as a result of our military interventions. where i get crossways with when it comes to -- libertarians also stand for marriage equality, a woman's right to choose. >> you do. >> well, libertarians. i do, yes. immigration is a good thing
and thank you, michelle obama, for bringing about that awareness. >> were you judging me for eating the doughnut in the green room back there? >> mr. johnson, does it seem odd to you that he's attacking government in front of soldiers, or future soldiers, the citadel, when we know that many of those good men and women will end up needing government when they come back? one of the problems we have at the moment with the food stamp slashing through the farm bill, and everything else...
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but for today, the issue is will obama's nominees get through to the d.c. circuit and other courts, and the answer appears to be -- if things proceed as they appear to be proceeding, the answer to that appears to be yes. >> i have never been a politician on capitol hill. i don't intend to be a politician on capitol hill. from what i hear, memories are very long and egos can be very bruised. i want to bring in john avlon, our senior political analyst here at cnn. so i keep hearing that partisanship could be at its very worst if the nuclear option is actually successful. to that i say, seriously, that was possible? i kind of thought we were at rock bottom. >> yeah. you know, by pretty much any measure, things are as hyperpartisan as ever before. this nuclear option would exacerbate even the deep divisions that exist right now. what i think is important for context here is for folk it is realize that the senate doesn't operate functionally with simple majority. the threshold is 60 not 51, the simple majority. this has been in place since 1917 when filibusterin
but for today, the issue is will obama's nominees get through to the d.c. circuit and other courts, and the answer appears to be -- if things proceed as they appear to be proceeding, the answer to that appears to be yes. >> i have never been a politician on capitol hill. i don't intend to be a politician on capitol hill. from what i hear, memories are very long and egos can be very bruised. i want to bring in john avlon, our senior political analyst here at cnn. so i keep hearing that...
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obama/biden. now, when the results came back it showed it didn't help that much and didn't go forward. but it is sort of extraordinary. if you think about the white house chief of staff, the top advisers. it was a very small group that knew about this david plouffe, axelrod, the president's pollster. for that group of people to say, look, we need to take a look at this, even though they knew it was a long shot and there would be a downside. it was certainly part of the history of this administration. shows you as a data point, obama let cal family and clinton political family had come so far it was something they were willing to take a look at. they were right it didn't happen. they were right results didn't argue for going forward. make no mistake they looked at it because of the perilous political position the president found him in at that point. >> john, one of the points that's just fascinating you both bring up is the trip the president makes to his hometown chicago he's home, makes a rare t
obama/biden. now, when the results came back it showed it didn't help that much and didn't go forward. but it is sort of extraordinary. if you think about the white house chief of staff, the top advisers. it was a very small group that knew about this david plouffe, axelrod, the president's pollster. for that group of people to say, look, we need to take a look at this, even though they knew it was a long shot and there would be a downside. it was certainly part of the history of this...
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michelle obama. ♪ [applause] >> good morning. good morning, everybody. [applause] everybody, please have a seat. have a seat. well, on behalf of michelle and myself, welcome to the white house. this is one of my favorite events every year. especially special this year as i look at this extraordinary group of individuals and our opportunity to honor them with our nation's highest civilian honor. the presidential medal of freedom. this year, it is just a little more special. this marks the 50th anniversary of president kennedy establishing this award. we are honored today to have with us one of my favorite people, ethel kennedy. and a pretty good basketball player, president kennedy's grandson jack. [applause] this medal has been bestowed on more than 500 deserving people. tonight, i am looking forward to joining some of these honorees as well as members of the kennedy family as we pay tribute to these 50 years of excellence. this morning, we are honored to add 16 new names to this distinguished list. today, we salute competitors who became true champions
michelle obama. ♪ [applause] >> good morning. good morning, everybody. [applause] everybody, please have a seat. have a seat. well, on behalf of michelle and myself, welcome to the white house. this is one of my favorite events every year. especially special this year as i look at this extraordinary group of individuals and our opportunity to honor them with our nation's highest civilian honor. the presidential medal of freedom. this year, it is just a little more special. this marks...
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when president obama won the election, i mean, he was addicted to his blackberry. he wanted to keep his blackberry. boy, we were really nervous about that and suggested he not do that and he frankly told us we're going to have to pry it out of his hands. he voluntarily limited his use and nsa put a few more security enhancements in it. fareed, let me give you the backdrop to that little vinnette. we were telling the most powerful man on earth that his own communications inside the capital would be attacked by a variety of foreign intelligence services. that's my world compared to the world you just heard from the minister. >> the point he was making was that you wouldn't do this to head of an allied government that is treaty allied of the united states of six decades with whom you have a deep understanding. why wouldn't you just call merkel? >> i mean, look. there are a variety of questions. i've not been in the room. when we decided to intervene against libya, the germans were opposed. they didn't participate. i'm sure a very legitimate intelligence question would
when president obama won the election, i mean, he was addicted to his blackberry. he wanted to keep his blackberry. boy, we were really nervous about that and suggested he not do that and he frankly told us we're going to have to pry it out of his hands. he voluntarily limited his use and nsa put a few more security enhancements in it. fareed, let me give you the backdrop to that little vinnette. we were telling the most powerful man on earth that his own communications inside the capital would...
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the big story of the last couple of wee has been this obama care webte. tonsf glitches. i saw that tony trenkle, that's the guy's realame. >> steve: tony trenkle. >> jimmy: sounds like he is an elf but he's not. he's not aelf. [ lahter ] >> steve: hes not a keebler? >> jimmy: he'sot a keebler elf. tony trenkle is the man. he's t official responsible for the ama care website. he has now resigned. [ audience awws ] the worst part ithat since he's unemployed now he's gta figure out how to sign up r obama re. [ laughter ] who the hell designed this stupid -- oh, nevermind. >> steve: oh, iron >> jmy: just read about a new iphone app. always love the neapps. but this is a new ipne app that helps fans find vegan foods at sports stadiums. [ cheers ] i read about another more popular app that helps sports fa find places that arfree ofegans. [ ughter ] [ cheers a applause ] no bgers. i n't eat that. yeah, i know, i heard you. i cat have any of that. i know. who cares? look at your app [ laught ] wafers. i couldn't eat tha i know tt. stay home and watch the me from home. at's not f
the big story of the last couple of wee has been this obama care webte. tonsf glitches. i saw that tony trenkle, that's the guy's realame. >> steve: tony trenkle. >> jimmy: sounds like he is an elf but he's not. he's not aelf. [ lahter ] >> steve: hes not a keebler? >> jimmy: he'sot a keebler elf. tony trenkle is the man. he's t official responsible for the ama care website. he has now resigned. [ audience awws ] the worst part ithat since he's unemployed now he's gta...
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so, what does it mean for president obama's legacy? we'll talk with "hardball" host chris matthews about that. >>> also the new book that is out, "double down." we'll get chris's impressions on that and so much more. >>> plus election day is almost here. we'll dissect two key governor's races and what they mean for the battle of the heart and soul of the republican party. >>> and ending workplace discrimination against the gay community. one senator has provided the senate with the 60th vote to pass it but will this bill that is so vital to the lbgt community face sudden death in the house? we'll talk about that and much more coming up. >>> i'm meteorologist bill karins. it feels like a winter day in the northeast. highs only in the 40s. watch out in minneapolis, we have snow heading your way tuesday night. have a great day. [ mom ] over the years, i've learned how to stretch my party budget. but when my so-called bargain brand towel made a mess of things, i switched to bounty basic. look! one sheet of bounty basic is 50% stronger than
so, what does it mean for president obama's legacy? we'll talk with "hardball" host chris matthews about that. >>> also the new book that is out, "double down." we'll get chris's impressions on that and so much more. >>> plus election day is almost here. we'll dissect two key governor's races and what they mean for the battle of the heart and soul of the republican party. >>> and ending workplace discrimination against the gay community. one...
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under obama care can extend that policy for the next year. the republican plan could allow not only that extension for the next year, but it would allow any american to buy those canceled plans for the next year. these plans are cheaper for the first thing and the second part is they don't meet the demands of the affordable care act. it defeats the purpose of the law. the fear is among the white house that younger americans and healthier americans will buy the canceled plans and it will skew the premiums in the exchanges. fred upton was on "the situation room" yesterday. >> they told us it would work. it hasn't. they told the american public they would be able to keep their plans, we know for millions it is not the case. we are trying to remedy the situations and not leave our constituents high and dry with nothing to show for. >> reporter: obviously it is now a trust issue with president obama. the problem for the house is that democrats in red states agree with what upton had to say about that. zoraida. >> you have 39 democrats in the house
under obama care can extend that policy for the next year. the republican plan could allow not only that extension for the next year, but it would allow any american to buy those canceled plans for the next year. these plans are cheaper for the first thing and the second part is they don't meet the demands of the affordable care act. it defeats the purpose of the law. the fear is among the white house that younger americans and healthier americans will buy the canceled plans and it will skew...
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>> i think it will be tough for them, chris, because they're already in danger because of obama care and the rollout of the health care website has been a disaster for them. so taking further risks on guns. >> the only thing that will make them do that is pressure from below. that is all this evening, the rachel maddow know starts right now. >> thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. $67,000. $67,000 the latest data available from the census bureau that that's the typical net worth for the american household. the median means that there's an equal number of households that are worth more than that and an equal number of house holds that are worth less than that. the medium net worth for an american household, the median net worth for a member of the house, is that number plus 1 million. almost exactly. those are the numbers if you round to the nearest thousand, these are the act numbers. and the bottom number there, that's from the center for responsive politics, that's the median net worth for this freshman slash of members of congress. it's weird, right? it's almost uncanny
>> i think it will be tough for them, chris, because they're already in danger because of obama care and the rollout of the health care website has been a disaster for them. so taking further risks on guns. >> the only thing that will make them do that is pressure from below. that is all this evening, the rachel maddow know starts right now. >> thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. $67,000. $67,000 the latest data available from the census bureau that that's the...
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the president apologizes to americans who are losing medical insurance because of obama care. as even more problems surface with the health care website. >>> monster typhoon. the ferocious 200 mile-per-hour winds blasting the philippines right now. communications are cut off in parts of the nation as this historic storm blows through. >>> celebrating 95. the reverend billy graham's birthday party. the faithful and friends wish him the best after he gave his final sermon. >>> happy hour. the picture of rihanna using unusual glass ware to satisfy her thirst. that's in "the skinny" on this friday, november 8th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> we are -- she looked good in that red dress. one of the best i've seen on her. drinking out of the shoe, though -- >> a lot of pictures we see she's posted them herself, and she's a wreck. >> i know. >> unless she is half naked and then she looks wonderful. >> and look, we're talking about her. so she succeeded. that's what is important. >>> the white house is on the defensive this
the president apologizes to americans who are losing medical insurance because of obama care. as even more problems surface with the health care website. >>> monster typhoon. the ferocious 200 mile-per-hour winds blasting the philippines right now. communications are cut off in parts of the nation as this historic storm blows through. >>> celebrating 95. the reverend billy graham's birthday party. the faithful and friends wish him the best after he gave his final sermon....
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first up tonight, a lot of news on obama care today. let's get to dominic chu for all the details. >> good evening, larry. let's start with the doctors because there is new increasing concern about how much they will be paid under obama care. now, it's very difficult to get exact figures on what doctors charge. but through interviews with doctors, a news service came up with these useful estimates. a doctor might be paid $100 for an office visit of a complex nature. medicare pays $90 of that. but for the same thing, the exchange plans are offering around $60 to $70. more upsetting to some doctors, they feel these rate reductions aren't being clearly spelled out, not being transparent. separately, the obama administration is pushing back the enrollment dates for the exchanges by eight more days. this means the new deadline to sign up is now december 23rd. anyone picking up a plan by then will be covered as of january 1. next year's deadline will be november 15th, 2014, instead of october 15th. there are some cynics that say the pushes in
first up tonight, a lot of news on obama care today. let's get to dominic chu for all the details. >> good evening, larry. let's start with the doctors because there is new increasing concern about how much they will be paid under obama care. now, it's very difficult to get exact figures on what doctors charge. but through interviews with doctors, a news service came up with these useful estimates. a doctor might be paid $100 for an office visit of a complex nature. medicare pays $90 of...
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obama adviser gene sperling arguing the only way to revamp the home loan market is through what he calls proper housing finance reform. he didn't directly refer to fair homes proposal, but he did say that the administration can't allow fannie and freddie to be recapitalized in the current corporate form. last week, bruce berkowitz's firm announced it wanted to buy the mortgage backed security insurance businesses of fannie and freddie by bringing in $52 million in new capital. >>> a trading slump in goldman sachs now tied to a currency trade in the third quarter. a bet on the dollar is said to have gone very wrong. "the wall street journal" reporting that the previously indus closed trading mishap played a big part or at least a part in the revenue slump that led senior executives to defend the firm's trading strategy. yum brands will combine the u.s. and international versions of kfc and pizza hut. sales at yum china restaurants have taken a hit since chemical residues were found in chicken from some of its poultry suppliers china late last year. >> there was a restaurant called chicks
obama adviser gene sperling arguing the only way to revamp the home loan market is through what he calls proper housing finance reform. he didn't directly refer to fair homes proposal, but he did say that the administration can't allow fannie and freddie to be recapitalized in the current corporate form. last week, bruce berkowitz's firm announced it wanted to buy the mortgage backed security insurance businesses of fannie and freddie by bringing in $52 million in new capital. >>> a...
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president obama of course was a young man when this happened. his wife was born after president kennedy was assassinated but the kennedys were critical. that was when the clinton obama race was atogger head and a big question mark. both of these presidents, clinton and obama have a connection to the kennedy family that is important to them politically and they thought it was important to do this today. >> i heard you say the political history of the u.s. is in many ways the history of kennedy family. >> if you look back, if you think about it, we talk about expectations of the moment. well, when jack kennedy ran for the presidency, it wasn't supposed to be him but his older brother joe. when jack kennedy was assassinated the torch passed. from a legislative perspective and republicans that served with him don't disagree, the most accomplished legislatively senator in the lifetime of anybody watching the program tonight. the kennedy family has been with this country politically and the forefront, whether civil rights, gay rights, president obama
president obama of course was a young man when this happened. his wife was born after president kennedy was assassinated but the kennedys were critical. that was when the clinton obama race was atogger head and a big question mark. both of these presidents, clinton and obama have a connection to the kennedy family that is important to them politically and they thought it was important to do this today. >> i heard you say the political history of the u.s. is in many ways the history of...
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play going on in the world is the saudi arabia feels the united states has betrayed them president obama is very close to annoying ting a rand as the original has him on in the middle east i talked to a experts very plugged into the negotiations oh by the way six months ago when he predicted on twitter a strike on iran i can fly i came up with a prediction that i would not happen so i won that particular. flitter battle i must say well then let's see how it plays out the story i started may be coming from a different a different source from israel but but the point being obama is now ready to sort of say anoint iran as the reason i'm on saudi arabia feels completely betrayed this will be the end of the petrodollar deal where they take our dollars and we provide their security obviously we're undermining their security by promoting iran so there's an emerging alliance among all people so to egypt israel and russia and together their interest would not favor the dollar it would favor you know their security in the security of israel it's an interesting alignment the us is withdrawing you k
play going on in the world is the saudi arabia feels the united states has betrayed them president obama is very close to annoying ting a rand as the original has him on in the middle east i talked to a experts very plugged into the negotiations oh by the way six months ago when he predicted on twitter a strike on iran i can fly i came up with a prediction that i would not happen so i won that particular. flitter battle i must say well then let's see how it plays out the story i started may be...
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. >> anderson, on this day, president obama placed a wreath on the tomb of the unknown at the arlington national cemetery. and pledged that the nation would never forget the sacrifices who served the nation. he gave special attention to the man who survived pearl harbor and served in okinawa. >>> and negotiations to cut the nuclear plans should not be rushed. remarks from jon kerry came after talks failed to produce an agreement. this week, kerry will testify on the negotiations before the senate banking committee. >>> and suspended player richie incognito defended himself in an interview on fox nfl on sunday. saying his alleged bullying of his teammate, jonathan martin, is misunderstood. >> john never showed signs that football was getting to him. the locker room was getting to him. my actions were coming from a place of love. no matter how bad and how vulgar it sounds, that is how we communicate. that is how our friendship was. and those are the facts, and that is what i'm accountable for. >> and a new study in the journal of pediatrics reports that violence in pg-13 movies is surging
. >> anderson, on this day, president obama placed a wreath on the tomb of the unknown at the arlington national cemetery. and pledged that the nation would never forget the sacrifices who served the nation. he gave special attention to the man who survived pearl harbor and served in okinawa. >>> and negotiations to cut the nuclear plans should not be rushed. remarks from jon kerry came after talks failed to produce an agreement. this week, kerry will testify on the negotiations...
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we have seen the same problem with obama care. this is national security. >> wait a minute. let me break it down. we'll go into this. hold on. we'll go into it. let me start with this point, it seems to be the sticking point. iran is not budging on the demand to maintain the capability to enrich uranium. the worst case is iran keeps that capability. frank, how do you see that? >> this is not the point. the point is, iran is going to maintain all they need to maintain an active and, i'm afraid, nearly complete nuclear weapons program. the idea these negotiations on one point or another are hanging in the balance misses entirely the fundamental, which is we cannot trust the iranians. they made it clear. he's about buying time to complete their ambitions that have been under way for decades. we are kidding ourselves. we are at the point that we are being deceived by our own government. no good deal can come out of this, certainly not from our securities point of view or that region or the wider free world. >> let me talk about frank's point here. he raises a good issue. it's be
we have seen the same problem with obama care. this is national security. >> wait a minute. let me break it down. we'll go into this. hold on. we'll go into it. let me start with this point, it seems to be the sticking point. iran is not budging on the demand to maintain the capability to enrich uranium. the worst case is iran keeps that capability. frank, how do you see that? >> this is not the point. the point is, iran is going to maintain all they need to maintain an active and,...
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does obama care have a dangerous pre-existing condition? the president on the road is trying to save it. >> this is like having a really good product in a store and the cash registers don't work and there aren't enough parking spots and nobody can get through the door and so we are working over time to get this fixed. >> is it all too little too late? frank rich tells me how the gop is turning this debacle to his election advantage. >>> also, why do the miami dolphins quarterback say this? >> i think if you ask john
does obama care have a dangerous pre-existing condition? the president on the road is trying to save it. >> this is like having a really good product in a store and the cash registers don't work and there aren't enough parking spots and nobody can get through the door and so we are working over time to get this fixed. >> is it all too little too late? frank rich tells me how the gop is turning this debacle to his election advantage. >>> also, why do the miami dolphins...
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at the white house, president obama applauded the vote. he said both parties have misused filibusters over the years but that republicans have been especially "reckless and relentless." >> but today's pattern of obstruction, it just isn't normal. it's not what our founders envisioned. a deliberate and determined effort to obstruct everything no matter what the merits just to re-fight the results of the election is not normal, and, for the sake of future generations, we can't let it become normal. >> ifill: the new, simple- majority rule applies to nominees for federal judgeships and federal offices. it will still take 60 votes to defeat filibusters of supreme court nominees and legislation. the rules change inflamed debate today on capitol hill. i spoke a short time ago to two lawmakers in the middle of it, republican senator ron johnson of wisconsin and democratic senator jeff merkely of oregon. senators, welcome. explain how this came to a head today. this is a discussion we've had for a long time, this discussion about filibuster reform
at the white house, president obama applauded the vote. he said both parties have misused filibusters over the years but that republicans have been especially "reckless and relentless." >> but today's pattern of obstruction, it just isn't normal. it's not what our founders envisioned. a deliberate and determined effort to obstruct everything no matter what the merits just to re-fight the results of the election is not normal, and, for the sake of future generations, we can't let...
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said awhile back president obama -- wrote an open letter to president obama and said we should free up $27 billion -- i forget the number. but it was a lot. to make sure that every student in america in public school gets a healthy organic meal. that sounds nice, but i personally would like to see that little timmy can read first before he get an organic chicken. i'm okay with him eating frozen meat loaf until we can figure how to raise literacy rates. is that something we should care about? local, sustainable -- is it important at all in the full spectrum of things we should worry about? wendell pierce? >> i think -- first of all, it shouldn't come down to economics. but it makes economic sense. it creates an economic engine right there. first source hiring. it actually mines the wealth and talent you have in your community and minds the resources you have in your community. we were actually an agrarian community in new orleans. one of the greatest moments i had was waking up in the middle of the night and say can we go to the french market. that was just to buy some tomatoes or an ap
said awhile back president obama -- wrote an open letter to president obama and said we should free up $27 billion -- i forget the number. but it was a lot. to make sure that every student in america in public school gets a healthy organic meal. that sounds nice, but i personally would like to see that little timmy can read first before he get an organic chicken. i'm okay with him eating frozen meat loaf until we can figure how to raise literacy rates. is that something we should care about?...